Anacardiaceae
Tapirira Aubl.
Kingdom: Plantae Rank: Genus Parent: Anacardiaceae Status: Valid
Vegetative Morphology
Habit: Shrubs and trees to 30 m, typically with characteristic buttress roots at base of cylindrical trunk.
Leaves: Leaves compound, the leaflets opposite with asymmetric bases.
Reproductive Morphology
Fruit: Fruit a drupe to 1.5 cm long, black when mature.
Infructescence: Infructescence axillary.
Seeds: One seed per fruit.